Total Crime Rate

266.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 266.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.0 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carol Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Kesgrave , and the 19th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carol Avenue (IP12 4SR) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1147.3% higher than the Kesgrave average (21.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 167.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carol Avenue (IP12 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Carol Avenue. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Carol Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carol Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Carol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carol Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carol Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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